Through
4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
An analysis by Rachel French of the Perelman School of Medicine and Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing found that more than 40% of registered nurses reported high burnout, even before the pandemic. Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel is also quoted about nurse practitioners.
Penn In the News
Janet Chrzan of the School of Nursing and the School of Arts & Sciences discusses people’s fear of food and the negative impact of diet culture.
Penn In the News
Nancy A. Hodgson of the School of Nursing says that social isolation and loneliness are tied to poor health outcomes.
Penn In the News
Bart De Jonghe of the School of Nursing says that nausea’s subjectivity makes it difficult to measure in humans, let alone animals.
Penn In the News
Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing says that the idea that women can breastfeed without being pregnant isn’t widely known, even among nurses and physicians.
Penn In the News
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing worries that states are opting for the “window dressing” of politically palatable staffing committees over California-style ratios that have measurably increased nurse staffing.
Penn In the News
Heath Schmidt references results from an animal study that showed one benefit of weight loss was that GEP44 reduced the cravings for opioids.
Penn In the News
A study co-authored by Heath Schmidt of the School of Nursing finds that the peptide compound GEP44 reduces opioid cravings in rats.
Penn In the News
PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín discusses Philadelphia’s plan for communicating with residents about the water crisis.
Penn In the News
Caitlin “Cat” Clason is studying health issues specific to female veterans as a predoctoral student in the School of Nursing.